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hisvisagedratosharpandspare;</p>

hisargtohisribs;hislegsentwining</p>

eachother,tillsupplanteddownhefell</p>

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a:hewouldhavespoke,</p>

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toforkedtongue;fooed</p>

paradiselost</p>

299of374</p>

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tohisboldriot:dreadfulhedin</p>

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plicatednstersheadandtail,</p>

srpion,andasp,andahisbaenadire,</p>

cerasteshoed,hydrus,andelopsdrear,</p>

anddipsas;notsothicksedohesoil</p>

bedropthbloodon,ortheisle</p>

ophiusa,butstillgreatesthethedst,</p>

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abovethereststilltoretain;theyall</p>

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sublihexpectationosee</p>

intriuhissuingforththeirgloriouschief;</p>

theysahtinsteadacroud</p>

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andhorridsyathy;for,theysaw,</p>

theyfelttheelves,nos,</p>

dohspearandshield;doheyasfast;</p>

andthedirehissrene</p>

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thoughtodeludetheent,uldnotabstain;</p>

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g,satthickerthanthesnakylocks</p>

thatcurledgaera:greedilytheyplucked</p>

thefruitagefairtosight,likethathgrew</p>

hatbitunouslakeflad;</p>

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cheterashes,heoffeaste</p>

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